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From: <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 06:43:10 -0500
To: Brian Fairbanks <bfair@ac*.or*>
CC: Randylabel@ao*.co*, cavers@cavers.com
Subject: Re: I need a new light....
PVC - not polypro. In other words, it lacks the features of a normal
canister light, has all of the old problems that we solved a while back,
is still breakable, and introduces new problems which I will not go
into.

Barry Miller makes the unbreakable polly light, both Arnie and Barry
make the Gavin light and other canister lights. 

You do what you like, but when I have the time to dive, the last thing I
want is anything but the best. My biggest fear in cave or wreck diving
is getting to the game and not being able to play. 

When I go, I buy a First Class Ticket, or I stay home.


Brian Fairbanks wrote:
> 
> I am entering this conversation late.  I might have missed a little
> but I haven't (so far) seen anything about the new "Generic" Dive Rite
> Light.  Some call it the Ginnie Light because they are exclusively
> selling it.  It costs approx $300 and is made of polypropylene.  It
> doesn't have the ever so popular bananna plug.  It does have 2 clamps
> on the lid so you can convert it into a bananna set-up if you like.
> It comes with a test tube that is of coarse adjustable.
> 
> I dove with one during my last trip to Florida and I didn't find
> anything wrong with it.  Seemed like a well constructed canister
> light.
> 
> What you guys think?
> 
> Brian
> 
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From: Randylabel@ao*.co* <Randylabel@ao*.co*>
>      To: william@ca*.co* <william@ca*.co*>
>      Cc: cavers@cavers.com <cavers@cavers.com>
>      Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 5:42 AM
>      Subject: Re: I need a new light....
> 
>         Sorry I missed most of the conversation on this, but, I
>      was diving Madison
>      last weekend;  heard about the new HID light from dive-rite;
>      so I wrote them
>      and asked about it.  Look at there web page and consider
>      it.  The info I got
>      back sugests they are still in the experimental stage; not
>      sure if or when it
>      is available.
>         I too am in the market for another primary.  Presently I
>      have two scouts
>      and an old dive rite ( the square one ).  Once the primary
>      gave me trouble,
>      and that was when I took lessons on how to cave dive.
>         Consider this;  carrying a single 12 volt battery and a
>      ballest ( I hope
>      this weighs about the same as a two 12 volt battery
>      canister),  having the
>      light of the sun with you and it lasting longer than the
>      currently available
>      primarys of the same size.
>         I am not saying this is the light for you as I don't know
>      what you need: a
>      light NOW,  or take a chance on a light that is new in
>      design (this of course
>      means there may be improvements after the first year,
>      although, I'm know dive-
>      rite stands behind there gear).  I KNOW I'm going to wait
>      and see when the
>      light becomes available as to the price and specs. of this
>      new light, and then
>      I'll buy a new primary;  Which will be either an AUL,
>      Explorer  Pro 14, or the
>      new HID from dive-rite.
> 
>          The furture looks bright, from dive-rite,
>                  NO, I'm not a salesman for Lamar, but it a good
>      sale pitch, eh?
> 
>                  Randy LaBelle

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